The Bible is often seen as a Jewish book from Israel. In fact, its origins have as much to do with the Ancient Near East. The Bible would not exist without the emergence of writing, a signal achievement of the Babylonians.

In this episode, Ron introduces his latest book, Ancient Near East in the Bible: Treasures from the Metropolitan Museum with Danny Lee and Christine Leong. In the book, he connects the dots to show the significance of ancient religious beliefs through biblically relevant artifacts from the Met Museum. Listen to the conversation.

The book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Lulu.com